Occupational Therapist NICU / Pediatrics

Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida is a state-of-the-art, family-centered pediatric hospital dedicated to providing exceptional care to our youngest patients. Our Level III NICU offers advanced neonatal care, specializing in treating premature and medically complex infants. As a NICU Occupational Therapist , you'll be part of a multidisciplinary team focused on neurodevelopmental support, feeding therapy, and sensory integration to help our tiniest patients thrive. Join us in making a lasting impact on the lives of newborns and their families in a collaborative, innovative, and compassionate environment.

What Lee Health offers YOU :

• Be Valued for Being You! At Lee Health, it's all about you.
• Up to $10,000 in HIRING INCENTIVES , if eligible
• Exceptional Benefits package that includes access to holistic services, up to 5% retirement match, CEU Reimbursement, a free MedBridge subscription, PSLF loan forgiveness program, and more
• Expense paid on-site interview
• Leadership and growth opportunities

Responsible for examining, evaluating and testing individuals with mechanical, physiological and developmental impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities or other health and movement-related conditions in order to determine a diagnosis, prognosis and plan of treatment intervention, and assess the ongoing effects of intervention. The OT is also responsible for alleviating impairments, functional limitations and disabilities by designing, implementing and modifying treatment interventions. Additional responsibilities include reducing the risk of injury, impairment, functional limitation and disability, including the promotion and maintenance of fitness, health and wellness in populations of all ages. The OT will be engaged in administration, consultation, education and research. The OT will be expected to conduct themselves in an effective professional behavior manner. The attributes, characteristics or behaviors required for success in this job include : critical thinking, communication, problem solving, interpersonal skills, responsibility, professionalism, use of constructive feedback, effective use of time and resources, stress management, and commitment to learning.

Requirements

Education : Baccalaureate Degree in Occupational Therapy.

Experience : NICU Experience Required + Pediatric Acute Care Experience Required

Certification : BLS (American Heart Association / Basic Life Support).

License : Active Florida State Occupational Therapist Licensure.